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Bean, T. (2006, October 19). Assessing the psychological distress and mental healthcare
needs of unaccompanied refugee minors in the Netherlands. Retrieved from
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Number of URM arrivals and legal guardianships for the years 1988
to 2005
Year Number of Arrivals in
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English HSCL-37A Below is a list of different feelings and behaviors of young people. Please tell us how often you have had these feelings or have acted a certain way today or within the past month by filling in the circle which most applies to you.=
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English SLEInstructions Below is a list of very stressful life events that sometimes happen to people. If you
have experienced any of these events, please fill-in the circle. If you would like to clarify or add
something to the questions, you can do that at the end of the list by 'further comments'.
Thank you
.13. Not listed above but you found the event very frightening: ………. ………..……… ………..………..……… Comments:……… ……….………
Yes
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Stressful life events concerning the family
1 Have there been drastic changes in your family during the last year? O O 2 Have you ever been separated from your family against your will? ( By a stranger, police officer, soldier, fleeing your homeland) O O 3 Has someone died in your life that you really cared about? O O
Experiences with illness, accidents and disasters
4 Have you had a life threatening medical problem? O O
5 Have you been involved in a serious accident? (for example involving a car) O O 6
Have you ever been involved in a disaster?
(For example: flood, hurricane, fire, tornado, avalanche, earthquake, hostage situation, chemical disaster?)
O O
War
7 Have you ever experienced a war or an armed military conflict going on around you in your
country of birth? O O
Physical and sexual mistreatment
8 Has someone ever hit, kicked, shot at or some other way tried to physically hurt you? O O 9 Did you ever see it happen to someone else in real life? (Not just on television or in a film)? O O 10 Has someone ever tried to touch your private sexual parts against your will or forced you to have sex? O O
Other
11 Did you experience any other very stressful life events where you thought that you were in great danger? O O 12 Did you experience any other very stressful life event where you thought that someone else
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English RATS not a little much very much1 I think often of the event(s) even if I do not want to. (for example; pictures of the event(s) pop
into your head)
O O O O
2 I have bad dreams or nightmares about the event(s)
O O O O
3 I have the feeling that the event(s) is happening all over again.
O O O O
4 I feel afraid or sad (upset) if I think about the event(s).
O O O O
5 I find myself sometimes acting as I did at the time of the event(s).
O O O O
6 When I think about the event(s), I have strong feelings in my body (headaches, stomachaches,
heart beating fast).
O O O O
7 I try to not to think or to talk about the event(s).
O O O O
8 I try to push away my feelings about the event(s).
O O O O
9 I try to stay away from people, places, or things that remind me of the event(s).
O O O O
10 I have forgotten important things about the event(s).
O O O O
11 I feel all alone.
O O O O
12 I do not feel close to the people around me.
O O O O
13 I have trouble expressing my feelings.
O O O O
14 I am not interested in things like sports, friends, school, and family.
O O O O
15 I do not think positively about my future. ( that I will find a partner, get a good job)
O O O O
16 I have trouble falling asleep.
O O O O
17 I have trouble staying asleep or I wake up too early.
O O O O
18 I have trouble concentrating or paying attention. (At school or at home).
O O O O
19 I am alert (always watching out or on guard for things that I am afraid of).
O O O O
20 I startle easily when I hear a loud sound or when something surprises me.
O O O O
21 I often have arguments with others (family, friends, and teachers).O O O O
22 I have angry outbursts. (So angry that I throw things, hit, kick, or scream.)
O O O O
Instructions: Sometimes young people have certain problems after experiencing stressful life events. The following questions are about these problems. Please read the questions carefully. Read every sentence and think if you have beenbothered during the past four weeks by this problem. Then fill-in the circle that applies to you.
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In this questionnaire you will find questions about life in the Netherlands. There are a few questions about your future. Please fill in the circle that fits you or write down your answer.
You can write any comments you have at the end of the questionnaire by ‘comments’
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Nederland YesSome-times No I don't
know
1 I want to learn to speak Dutch. o o o o
2 I like living in the Netherlands. o o o o
3 I think that living in the Netherlands is difficult. o o o o
4 I want to live in the Netherlands. o o o o
5 I want to go back to my own country. o o o o
6 I want to move to a different country. Which one?____________________ o o o o
7 I think that I will be able to stay in the Netherlands. o o o o
8 I am afraid that I will be sent back to my own country. o o o o
Safety
9 I feel safe where I am living (in my house, in the AZC-reception center). o o o o
10 I feel safe at school. o o o o
11 I feel safe when I am walking around outside. o o o o
Reception
12 I am satisfied with the way AMA's are cared for in the Netherlands. o o o o
13 I am satisfied with the way I am cared for in the Netherlands. o o o o
Education/Work
14 I want to work in the Netherlands. o o o o
15 I already have a job in the Netherlands. o o o o
16 I am learning a trade/going to school in the Netherlands o o o o
17 I want to get an education. Which education?:________________________________ o o o o
18 I want to learn a trade. Which trade?:_________________________________ o o o o
19 I think that I am going to learn a trade. Which trade?:____ _____________________________ o o o o
Other
20 I would leave my country again if I knew that I would end up in the same situation. o o o o 21 I would come to the Netherlands again if I knew that I would end up in the same situation. o o o o 22 Imagine that you could make three wishes. What would you wish for?
1.
2.
3.
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have a lot of these kinds of problems or have experienced difficult things, they sometimes would like to have help.
When we talk about help, we are talking about giving advice, care, medicine or others things that could help you to feel better. This interview is meant to find out if you would like help or not and if you have gotten help already.
If you have already gotten help, we would like to know what you thought about it. Then we can learn how improve helping young people.
Just like explained before, you don't have to answer the questions. It is voluntary. If you would like to stop during the study, just say so. All of the information that you tell us will only be used in this study.
1. Do you think that you have problems that you need help for? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
2. Do you know that there are people that can help you if you have symptoms (problems)? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
3. Would you like to contact someone that could help you? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
4. Have you already told someone that you have symptoms (problems)? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
4a. If you have talked to someone, who was it?
a. Mentor h. Family member b. Foster parents i. Lawyer
c. Teacher j. Someone from your country d. Guardian (Nidos person) k. Vluchtelingwerk
e. Doctor l. Someone else f. Friend
g. Someone from the church, mosque, other religion
5. Do you know what is meant in Dutch with the words 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
6. How do you think you can problems can be stopped?
a. Go to the doctor e. Other__________ b. Take medicine f. I do not know
c. Talk to someone about their problems g. I do not understand the d. Do not think about your problems question
7. What do you think that a 'health professional' does in the Netherlands? a. Talk d. I do not know
b. Give Medicine e. I do not understand the question
c. Make drawings f. other ideas___________________________
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a. Mentor h. Family member b. Foster parent i. Lawyer
c. Teacher j. Someone from your country d. Guardian (Nidos person) k. Vluchtelingwerk
e. Doctor l. Someone else f. Friend
g. Someone from the church, mosque, other religion
10. Would you like to go with someone to a 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
10a. If yes, why?
a. Support d. Other_______
b. Because I am not understood there e. I do not know c. Because I do not know how to go there
10b. If yes, who would you like to go with?
a. Mentor h. Family member b. Foster parent i. Lawyer
c. Teacher j. Someone from your country d. Guardian (Niodsperson) k. Vluchtelingwerk
e. Doctor l. Someone else f. Friend
g. Someone from the church, mosque, other religion
11. Have you already been to a 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
12. What kind of 'health professional' have you gone to? a. School psychologist g. Phoenix b. Hospital h. De Vonk c. Doctor i. Pharos d. RIAGG j. Social work e. ABRI k. Other________ f. AMOG i. I do not know
13. Did you think that the help you got was good (did the help that you got end your problems?) a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
14. Do you feel at ease with your 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
15. Are you satisfied with the help that you got? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No, I wanted_______ d. I do not understand the question
16. Would you like a different 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
17. How often have you been to the 'health professional'?_______
18. Have you always talked to the same 'health professional'? a. Yes
b. No- I have talked to several different people c. I do not know
19. How many people have you talk to about your problems at the same place?___
20. Was a translator present?
a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
20a.If yes, did you think that the translator translated well (could you communicate well with the translator)?
a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
21. Did you stop going to the 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
21a. If yes, why did you do that?
a. I have less problems/ I feel better d. I did not feel at easy b. I thought that others would think I was crazy e. I did not think it helped c. I did not have time f. I do not know
g. Other reasons______________________
22. Did you tell others (friends, family) that you go to a 'health professional'? a. Yes c. I do not know
b. No d. I do not understand the question
22a. If no, why not?
a. I just do not want to c. I do not trust others b. I think my friends-family d. I do not know
would think I was 'crazy' e. other reasons_________________
22b. If yes, why (reasons)___________________
23. What do you think about the accessibility of the location of the 'health professional'? a. Is easy to find d. takes a lot of time
b. Is difficult to find e. Do not know
c. Difficult with public transportation f. I do not understand the question
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25. How many years have you gone to school? a. 0 years h. 7 years b. 1year i. 8 years c. 2 years j. 9 years d. 3 years k.10 years e. 4 years l. 11 years f. 5 years m.12 years
